Beta-thalassemia

Beta-thalassemia (BT) is characterized by deficiency (Beta+) or absence (Beta0) of synthesis of the beta globin chains of hemoglobin (Hb).

Iron deficiency anemia



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PMID (PMCID)
30834036
OTHER
Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma Without Asbestos Exposure.
Abbas H, Rodriguez JC, Tariq H, Niazi M, Alemam A, Nayudu SK.
Gastroenterology Res. 2019;12(1):48-51.
She had a history of beta thalassemia trait and iron deficiency anemia.
29299089
FEMALE
Hamartoma of the spleen (splenoma) with calcifications in a child with beta-thalassemia: A case report.
Giambelluca D, Picone D, Re GL, Pappalardo S, Romeo P.
J Radiol Case Rep. 2017;11(5):7-12.
We report a case of a 15-year-old girl with iron-deficiency anemia and beta-thalassemia, who had a large (10 8 7 cm) splenic lesion with calcifications, incidentally found during follow-up for splenomegaly and histologically characterized as hamartoma with calcified areas.
27232291
(4885136)
OTHER
Adrenal extramedullary hematopoiesis associated with beta-thalassemia trait in an adult woman: a case report and review of literature.
Al-Thani H, Al-Sulaiti M, El-Mabrok G, Tabeb A, El-Menyar A.
Int J Surg Case Rep. 2016;24:83-7.
Laboratory work-up revealed chronic microcytic iron deficiency anemia with beta thalassemia trait, right adrenal myelolipoma with histopathological evidence of hematopoietic cells (EMH).
8484391
MIXED_SAMPLE
Case report: effects of iron deficiency and the -88 C-->T mutation on HbA2 levels in beta-thalassemia.
Steinberg MH.
Am J Med Sci. 1993;305(5):312-3.
Hemoglobin A2 levels in members of an African American family with -88 C-->T beta(+)-thalassemia were measured, and two patients in whom iron deficiency anemia developed were evaluated during treatment.